Bradbury's Eaton's Practical Arithmetic ...Thompson, Brown, and Company, 1882 - 374 pages |
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... Interest , Banking , Equation of Payments , etc. , business men and bankers have been consulted , and those methods adopted that experience has proved to be the simplest and the best . Only such tables of compound numbers have been ...
... Interest , Banking , Equation of Payments , etc. , business men and bankers have been consulted , and those methods adopted that experience has proved to be the simplest and the best . Only such tables of compound numbers have been ...
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... Interest 200 Insurance 171 Bank Discount . 204 Commission and Brokerage ...... 173 Equation of Payments 209 Taxes 177 Bonds .... 217 Interest .. 180 Exchange . 220 Problems in Interest ...... ..191 Partnership ............... . 224 ...
... Interest 200 Insurance 171 Bank Discount . 204 Commission and Brokerage ...... 173 Equation of Payments 209 Taxes 177 Bonds .... 217 Interest .. 180 Exchange . 220 Problems in Interest ...... ..191 Partnership ............... . 224 ...
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... interest of one dollar is six cents a year , what is the interest of three dollars for two years ? 10. How many oranges , at 4 cents apiece , must be given for 12 lemons , at 3 cents apiece ? 11. How many pounds of beef , at 9 cents a ...
... interest of one dollar is six cents a year , what is the interest of three dollars for two years ? 10. How many oranges , at 4 cents apiece , must be given for 12 lemons , at 3 cents apiece ? 11. How many pounds of beef , at 9 cents a ...
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... interest ? 129. Find the exact number of days passed between April 7 , 1871 , 9 A. M. , and June 13 , 1873 , 4 P. M. OPERATION . days . hours . April 7 , 1871 , 9 A. M. , to April 7 , 1873 , 9 A. M .... 731 April 7 , 1873 , June 7 ...
... interest ? 129. Find the exact number of days passed between April 7 , 1871 , 9 A. M. , and June 13 , 1873 , 4 P. M. OPERATION . days . hours . April 7 , 1871 , 9 A. M. , to April 7 , 1873 , 9 A. M .... 731 April 7 , 1873 , June 7 ...
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... made , was sold at cost , $ 27 , which was 10 % below the custom price ; what was the custom price ? ( $ 27 is 0.90 , or , of what ? ) . 87. Bought a piece of broadcloth at $ 5 a 168 PERCENTAGE . Profit and Loss Compound Interest.
... made , was sold at cost , $ 27 , which was 10 % below the custom price ; what was the custom price ? ( $ 27 is 0.90 , or , of what ? ) . 87. Bought a piece of broadcloth at $ 5 a 168 PERCENTAGE . Profit and Loss Compound Interest.
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Page 136 - CUBIC MEASURE 1728 cubic inches (cu. in.) = 1 cubic foot (cu. ft.) 27 cubic feet = 1 cubic yard (cu. yd.) 128 cubic feet = 1 cord (cd...
Page 142 - NUMBERS. 12 units = 1 dozen. 12 dozen — 1 gross. 12 gross = 1 great gross. 20 units = 1 score. PAPER. 24 sheets = 1 quire. 20 quires = 1 ream. 2 reams = 1 bundle. 5 bundles = 1 bale.
Page 134 - LENGTH 12 inches (in.) =1 foot (ft.) 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.) 5\ yards, or 16| feet = 1 rod (rd.) 320 rods, or 5280 feet = 1 mile (mi.) SQUARE MEASURE 144 square inches (sq.
Page 64 - The GREATEST COMMON DIVISOR of two or more numbers is the greatest number that will divide each of them without remainder ; thus, 6 is the greatest common divisor of 12, 18, and 30.
Page 39 - If the dividend does not contain the divisor an exact number of times, the part of the dividend which is left is called the REMAINDER.
Page 140 - Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November ; All the rest have thirty-one. Except the second month alone, Which has but twenty-eight, in fine, Till leap year gives it twenty-nine.
Page 56 - If 8 men can do a certain piece of work in 6 days, in how many days can 4 men do the same ? 13.
Page 259 - The square described on the hypothenuse of a rightangled triangle is equal to the sum of the squares described on the other two sides.
Page 119 - In the metric system, the unit of length is the meter, which is one ten-millionth of the distance from the Equator to the North Pole.
Page 131 - The specific gravity of a body is its weight compared with the weight of the same bulk of water.